TO THE NEW BRIDGE TO CANADA. Rhonda: AND CREATIVE CHILD IS CLOSED TODAY DUE TO A BUILDING PROBLEM. Guy: AND BREAKING NEWS FROM DETROIT, TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN HIGH-SPEED COLLISION. Rhonda: TWO INNOCENT PEOPLE. IT HAPPENED ALONG WOODWARD AVENUE SOUTH OF THE DAVISON IN THE HIGHLAND PARK/DETROIT BORDER. SHAWN LEY FIRST ON THIS VERY AWFUL SCENE! SHAWN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT POLICE WERE TRYING TO PULL OVER THE DRIVER RESPONSIBLE WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENED. Shawn: DRIVING ERRATICALLY. A SILVER VAN GOING ERRATICALLY DOWN WOODWARD AVENUE. POLICE TRIED TO PULL HIM OVER. HE SPED DOWN WOODWARD AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE LEFT OF A WHITE SUV, A DEVASTATING CRASH. THE OFFICERS AND THE CHIEF ARE HERE WHO ARE INVESTIGATING. WE'LL TALK TO THE OFFICER FIRST, IF YOU DON'T MIND. THIS IS AN AWFUL, AWFUL SCENE. DID YOU HAVE TIME TO PURSUE THIS GUY OR WAS IT A SITUATION WHERE HE JUST TOOK OFF? IT WASN'T A PURSUIT, PER SE. THE OFFICERS OBSERVED THE VEHICLE DRIVING ERRATICALLY SOUTHBOUND ON WOODWARD. THEY WENT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON. THEY TERMINATED ANY KIND OF FOLLOWING AT THAT POINT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON, STRIKING A VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND. Shawn: IS THAT A TAXI CAB OR A PASSENGER VAN OF SOME SORT, DO YOU KNOW? THERE'S WRITING ON THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT, IT'S UNDER INVESTIGATION. IT'S A WHITE VEHICLE, SUV-TYPE VAN. Shawn: DO YOU KNOW IF THE FATALITIES ARE MEN OR WOMEN? THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES IN ONE VEHICLE AND TWO CRITICAL. ONE IS IN SURGERY AT THE HOSPITAL AT THIS TIME. Shawn: THAT MUCH FOR THE UPDATE. CHIEF CONNELLY IS HERE FROM HIGHLAND PARK. THIS IS JUST AWFUL! ONE OF THE WORST THINGS YOU'VE SEEN? TO MY EXPERIENCE, IT'S ONE OF THE WORST, YES. Shawn: YOU WERE NEVER ON THIS GUY'S TAIL, HE JUST TOOK OFF AND FLEW DOWN HERE? YES. Shawn: AND THE WHITE SUV IS INNOCENT FOLKS COMING NORTH ON WOODWARD? IT LOOKS THAT WAY RIGHT NOW. WE'RE STILL INVESTIGATING. ONCE WE HAVE THE INVESTIGATION COMPLETE, WE'LL KNOW MORE. Shawn: A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, GUY AND RHONDA, FROM A TAXI COMPANY CAME HERE AND TOLD ME THAT WHITE SUV IS A TRANSPORT VAN. HE WASN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHICH COMPANY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING INTO RIGHT NOW. A TRAGIC SITUATION IN HIGHLAND PARK. Guy: YOU WONDER IF IT'S A MEDICAL TRANSPORT BECAUSE OF THE HEARTBEAT SYMBOL THERE ON THE SIDE. Shawn: HE CALLED IT A TRANSPORT VAN, SO WE BELIEVE THE DRIVER WAS THE ONE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHO MAY HAVE SURVIVED THIS AND IS IN SURGERY. AND THOSE IN THE BACK MAY BE THE

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At least two people are dead in a crash that shut down a portion of Woodward Avenue in Highland Park early Friday morning.

An SUV and a van collided at about 3:30 a.m. near Cortland Street.

Police said the silver van was driving erratically and officers tried to pull it over.

“Officers observed the vehicle driving erratically traveling southbound on Woodward. Due to the conditions, they went to stop the vehicle, at which time the vehicle continued on. They terminated any kind of following at that point. The vehicle continued on and crossed the center, striking a vehicle traveling northbound,” said Highland Park Police Officer Chris Zuellig.

There were three people in the medical transport SUV, two were killed -- a female driver and a male passenger. Another female passenger is in critical condition.

The SUV has "Lifeline Transport" on the side of it. The SUV had dialysis patients inside.

The lone driver of the van is hospitalized.

Local 4 is not yet releasing the victims' names.

Highland Park Police Chief Kevin Coney said the crash scenes was one of the worst he had seen.

Both directions of Woodward Avenue were closed until 8:15 a.m.

Stay with Local 4 News and ClickOnDetroit.com for updates on this developing story.

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At least two people have died in a crash on Woodward Avenue in Highland Park.

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